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The effect of contact inhibition on cell division

This video demonstates the process of contact inhibition, in which cells slow down their rate of division when they begin to touch one another. Under these circumstances, cells tend to go through senescence.
This video is from:
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition
Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, & Walter
ISBN: 978-0-8153-4105-5